Menu Planning

Let's talk about clen eating. I would say I eat clean 80-85% of the time. Some days, I rock out at 100% but not every day. That being said, eating clean is not about reinventing the wheel. I used to think clean eating was way too hard. I couldn't even pronounce qunioa. And do I really need to eat veggies?!

I am a firm believer in keeping it simple. So, I thought I would share what a day this week looked like.

Breakfast: 1/2 cupSteel cut oats, 1 apple (chopped cinnamoned and warmed), 2-3 pieces of turkey bacon
Snack: Shakeology (pudding with peanut butter)
Lunch: Caprice turkey burger, no bun, tomato, cucumber and basil salad,  1/2 banana with peanut butter
Snack: watermelon
Dinner: whole wheat pasta, chicken, veggies

Nothing really hard right? I don't cook every night. Mainly because the hubs cooks. When he works, I cook for me. Here are some tips for a good menu that is healthy without the crazy amount of work.

• Frozen veggies are my friend! Quickly measure and heat.
• Pick a day and prep. I do all my cooking for the week (breakfast and lunch) on one day. Makes the rest of the week grab and go. Bonus, frozen veggies need no prep!
• What do you like to eat? I'm sure we can find a healthy version to it (most times)
• KEEP IT SIMPLE

Here are some examples of things you can cook that are in frequent rotation on my menu.

• Pasta: Whole wheat or quinoa. Cook, portion, and toss in the fridge
• Baked chicken: seasoned, lemon rosemary, chicken parm...so many ways to bake chicken. Portion and stick it in the fridge
• Roasted veggies. portion and put in the fridge
• Burger (turkey, beef, chicken.....make an extra and put it in the fridge)
• Pork chops
• Pork tenderloin
• Oatmeal
• Fajitas
• Meatballs
• Zucchini chips
• Stuffed peppers

I usually pick 1 or 2 main dishes for lunch or dinner during the week. It works. If you need help menu planning for something you like, let me know. I'm always happy to help!